Smolevichi vs BATE PREDICTION & BETTING TIPS - 10/05/2020

Our prediction for this Belarus Premier League match:

Smolevichi

Match Time & Date:

10/05/2020

11:00 AM

Prediction: 1-2

BATE

BATE Borisov will be looking to extend their winning run to four games in all competitions when they take on Smolevichy-STI at Stadion Ozernyj on Matchday 8. BATE did not make a flying start to the season, but the team quickly got back on course, and, as a result, they are once again seen as No. 1 favourites to lift the trophy. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Bojan Dubajic, who found the net in the 3-1 win over Neman Grodno.

Smolevichy-STI, on the other hand, are still eyeing their first win of the season. The hosts failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Energetyk-BGU, and we do not believe that they are capable of making life difficult for the title-chasing club. In their last meeting in the Belarus Premier League BATE recorded a 3-2 win over Smolevichy.

BATE Borisov will be looking to extend their winning run to four games in all competitions when they take on Smolevichy-STI at Stadion Ozernyj on Matchday 8. BATE did not make a flying start to the season, but the team quickly got back on course, and, as a result, they are once again seen as No. 1 favourites to lift the trophy. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Bojan Dubajic, who found the net in the 3-1 win over Neman Grodno.

Smolevichy-STI, on the other hand, are still eyeing their first win of the season. The hosts failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Energetyk-BGU, and we do not believe that they are capable of making life difficult for the title-chasing club. In their last meeting in the Belarus Premier League BATE recorded a 3-2 win over Smolevichy.

Highlighted Player (Egor Filipenko):

Egor Filipenko is a Maccabi Tel Aviv defender who was born in Minsk, Belarus on 10 April, 1988. He began his senior career at BATE Borisov, but his main goal was to join Russian Premier League. His wish came true in 2008 as he signed a contract with Russian giants Spartak Moscow.

After playing 16 league games for the capital club, he returned to BATE Borisov in 2011 on loan and he eventually signed a permanent deal with the Belarusian outfit. On 5 January, 2015 Filipenko joined la Liga side Malaga on a two-and-a-half-year deal, but he made no more than eight league appearances with los Boquerones. In the summer of 2016 the Belarusian footballer moved to Israel, signing a contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Speaking of his international career, Egor Filipenko made his Belarus debut on 12 September, 2007, coming as a substitute in a 1-0 loss to Slovenia in the Euro 2008 qualifier. His contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv expires on 30 June, 2018.

Highlighted Team (BATE):

Bate Borisov are a Belarusian club based in Borisov. BATE is an acronym of Borisov Automobile and Tractor Electronics and it has to be noted that club was founded in 1973. One year later BATE Borisov wan Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic title and they won two more trophies in the competition (1976, 1979) before being disbanded in 1984.

In 1996 the club was re-established and they have been dominating the Belarusian Premier League ever since. The Belarusian giants won their 13th domestic trophy in the post-Soviet era in 2016, with the team finishing the season 11 points clear of second-placed Shakhtyor Soligorsk. BATE Borisov qualified for the Champions League group stages for the first time in the 2008/2009 season, but they failed to make it to the knockout stages of the elite competition.

A number of top-class footballers played for the club in the past and the likes of Alexander Hleb, Vitali Kutuzov and Yuri Zhevnon should be mentioned. BATE play their home games in blue shirts and blue shorts, while they wear yellow when playing on the road.